The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-28
THE PRESIDENT IN 1888.
MR.. DORSHEIMER MAKES A SIGNIF-
ICANT STATEMENT.

ICANT STATEMENT.
Last January Mr.. Cleveland Told Him
He Was Thinking Of Making Pub
lie Declaration That Would Take
Him Out Of the Political Field Next
Year.
New YORK, April 2G.--The following will
appear in the editorial columns of the star
to-day:
"ln view of the reports which have been
sent out by the Washington correspondents
Of some Western newspapers, | think it
proper to make the following statement: In
January last the President said to me that
he had been contemplating the making OF
public declaration which would take him
out of the field as candidate in 1888. He
said that he was led to this conclusion not
only by personal considerations, but because
he thought that such course would relieve
him from imputations which were daily cast
upon him, and which interfered with his
usefulness in Office.
MR.. DORSHEIMER PERSUADED HIM NOT TO.
after listening to the Presidents OBJ
serVations and supposug that he wished an
expression of my opinion, | told him that |
thought such declaration would be very
unwise. and that it would increase his per-
pleXities rather than diminish them. | also
said 1T was not for him to say whether he
would be candidate for reelection or not:
that that was matter TO be decided by the
Democracy, who had honored him greatly.
and who had right to his services if they
desired them. | also urged that 30 tradi-
ton would be broken by his candidacy for "a
second term, and that it might be most inn
pOrtant to his party and the country that he
should be reelected.
HE DID NOT SEE THE LETTER.
after a long conversation upon this sub
iect, the effect of which was as have stated,
the matter was dropped and has not since
been alluded to except in a casual manner.
| have never had in my possession a letter
from the President with reference to a sec
ond term, nor have | ever seen such letter
or the draft of one.
81 have not been in Washington since
April 4. If the President has arrived at the
determination suggested i'll his conversation
with me last January | do not know it.
| But knowing well his character | am con-
fident that if he thinks it his duty to decline
a denomination he viii make his intention
| public in way which will render a misun-
| Outstanding of it impossible.
I'm common with other personal friends,
and, as believe, with the great body of the
| Democracy and a large part of the Indepen-
dent and Republican voters, | sincerely hope
that Mr.. Cleveland will accept the nomina-
ton which, according to present appear
ances, will be rendered to him without seri-
| Gus dissent. WILLIAM DORSHEIMER
''Ne,c York, april 25, 1881"
TOLD TO A ROCHESTER, COLONEL, ALSO.
BUFFALO, April 25.-The Commercial
| Advertiser to-day says: A prominent
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| -, who is also an intimate personal friend
of Mr.. Cleveland and knew him well when
he was plain Lawyer Cleveland, of Buffalo,
visited Washington recently to talk over the
| Rochester post office appointment with the
| President. The gentleman was one of the
most enthusiastic boomers for Cleveland in
| Western New York during his campaigns
for Governor and President. Mr.. Cleveland
received him most cordially and spent an
| hour with him in general conversation after
the immediate business in hand had been
disposed of They talked over old times,
and variety of topics came up. Finally
| the Rochester man rose to withdraw, and
remarked to the President that he had not
been in Washington for twenty years and
did not care to come again, unless, he
added, 1 should come down to see you in
augurated for a second term
The President Immediately replied with
great emphasis and apparent sincerity: My
dear Colonel, if you wait for that event you
will never come
The Rochester man protested, but the
| President, putting his hand on his visitors
arm, said: No earthly consideration could
induce me to accept another term. When l
finish my present term of office l expect to
retire from public life'
The visitor says that he left the Presi-
dents presence fully impressed with Mr.
| Cleveland'S sincerity and seriousness in what
he said The conversation was repeated to
| Buffalo friend who happened to be in Ro-
chester one day last week.